Providing for Consideration of H. Res. 676, Authorization to Initiate Litigation for Actions by the President; Providing for Consideration of H.R. 935, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013; and Providing for Proceedings During the Period From August 1, 2014, Through September 5, 2014

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Mr. JEFFRIES. I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from the Empire State for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, this lawsuit is nothing more than a waste of time and a coverup with respect to the House Republicans' failure to effectively govern.

You have failed to create jobs. You have failed to increase the minimum wage. You have failed to deal with our broken immigration system.

You have failed to extend unemployment insurance for the millions of Americans who have been left on the battlefield of the Great Recession. You have failed to deal with our crippling transportation and infrastructure system.

Mr. Speaker, your majority has failed to do what is in the best interest of the American people, and so, to cover up the mess, you are taking us on a joyride through the article III court system. It is an effort that will crash and burn. Yet, nonetheless, you are willing to waste millions of dollars of taxpayer money in order to make a down payment on impeachment.

Instead of engaging in responsible legislative action, the majority has chosen to act up and to act out in order to satisfy the thirst of the blame Barack Obama caucus.

Shame on you, Mr. Speaker. It is time to get back to the business of the American people.

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